Global Patent Index - EP 1685871 A1

EP 1685871 A1 20060802 - Medical capsules to swallow

Title (en)

Medical capsules to swallow

Title (de)

Medizinische Kapseln zum Einnehmen

Title (fr)

Capsules médicales à ingérer

Publication

EP 1685871 A1 20060802 (EN)

Application

EP 04788456 A 20040929

Priority

  • JP 2004014691 W 20040929
  • JP 2003343199 A 20031001

Abstract (en)

A capsule medication administration system includes: a first capsule for internal body marking; a second capsule for medication; a marking device which makes a marking within a living body; a drug retention section which retains a drug; a release device which releases the drug; a detection device which detects the marking; a decision device which decides whether or not a marking which has been detected by the detection device is a specified marking; and a release control device which operates the release device, if it has been decided by the decision device that it is the specified marking; wherein the first capsule comprises the marking device. The second capsule comprises the drug retention section and the release device.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/07 (2006.01); A61J 3/07 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 1/041 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/073 (2013.01 - EP US); A61J 3/07 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 31/002 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/00016 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/4839 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2005158246 A1 20050721; CN 1859945 A 20061108; CN 1859945 B 20100728; DE 602004029921 D1 20101216; EP 1685871 A1 20060802; EP 1685871 A4 20070214; EP 1685871 B1 20101103; JP 2005103130 A 20050421; JP 4733918 B2 20110727; US 2008131502 A1 20080605; US 2008138407 A1 20080612; US 2008160079 A1 20080703; US 8318189 B2 20121127; US 8337885 B2 20121225; US 8349347 B2 20130108; WO 2005032644 A1 20050414

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 95147104 A 20040928; CN 200480028267 A 20040929; DE 602004029921 T 20040929; EP 04788456 A 20040929; JP 2003343199 A 20031001; JP 2004014691 W 20040929; US 2426208 A 20080201; US 2428808 A 20080201; US 2431508 A 20080201